Candy containing and displaying devise



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CANDY CON TAIN ING AND DISPLAYING DEVICE.

Orlzlnal llo. 1,582,703, dated April 27, 1926, Serial No. 655,401, Med August 8, 1928.

rellene led Hay 6, 1927. Serial lo. 189,418.

-My inventionrelates to a candy containin and displaying device, and has for an obJect to provide aseries of separate units for displaying different candies, which units may be, if desired, inserted in contiguous relation within ashow-case and 1ndividually removed and vreplaced without disturbing any of the other units or the candy therein.

to provide such va device which contains a space or chamber for permanent displayand a space for storing candy which is being sold, and which may be withdrawn from said storage space withvlli out disturbing the display candy.

And another object is to provide such a device which will constantly give the impression that the box is completely filled, and that thev candy is drawn from a substanundiminished supply including vthat thr objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of' parts hereinafter dedis Il! scribed and claimed.

l Each unit or device, as illustrated, com- The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which-'- Fig. 1 is a partial elevation of a showcase partly broken away, with several of my vunits or combination devices placed therein;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top view of one unlt o r device;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5'is a vdetail horizontal section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

The particular form of my invention' illustrated comprises a series of similar units or combinations containing and displaying devices which are mountable together in a show-case of the usual type having a top 11 and a front 12, both of glass, supported on the base 13 of said case, the units or devices bein preferably.` made of sheet metal and 0% a shape and size to fit the construction of the particular show-case.

prises a pair of side walls or members 14 madeA of a size and shape substantially equal tothe cross section of `the show-case in Application for which it is to be mounted. The lower edges of these side walls are bent inwardly forming flanges 15 for receiving the depending flanges 16 ofthe bottom 17 of said unit to the side members 14, adjacent the outer,

edges of the top and front of the device andextends substantially parallel with said edges, being in the nature of' a false bottom` and backing member. Flanges 2O on the edges of means 19 are'olamped under inwardly turned upper flanges 2l of side members 14 and fasten said means 19 in Apositlon. In thel form illustrated, which is shown in connection with a square front.

show-case, this portion 19 comprises a main upper portion having a rear retainingflange '22 spaced forward from the rear end of walls 14, and a front portion 19', the-lower edge of which 'is fastened with a forwardly extending flange in the forward part 23 of bottom'member 17, or in any suitable manner, said bottom member havin an upturned retaining flange provi ed at the rear end.

A plurality of these units or devices of similar construction are adapted to be arranged in a series in a show-case, each unit being intended for displaying a different variety of candy, as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and although these 'units or devices have beenidisclosed as constructed of sheet metal and in a particular form, they mayvalso be made of wood or of any other suitable material and the parts assembled in any approved form desired.

It is apparent from the foregoing disclosure that my improved construction provides a display space or chamber 26`between the side members 14 and the partition means 19,

19'; and that when these devices are placed in a show-case, as illustrated, thecandy or oods may lbe placed between the side memers and Apartition,.and mayv extend to the inner sides ofl the glass plates 11 and 12 of the show-case, thereby. providing a shallow display 'chamberwhich will make it appear to the buyer as though the entire unit were filled; and it also appears that the candy can be withdrawn from` the inner or storage lll lli

chamber 27 without disturbing the display, and will at the same time convey the appearance as though it were withdrawn from the. display and from a full box, largely due to the flange 22 positioned forward of the rear ends of sides 14 and bottom flange 25. It

is further apparent that any unit can be readily removed and cleansed, o r the contents changed without disturbing any of the other units, also that the shallow layer of candy and goods willgnot exert much pressure on the glass to the show-case as is `lone when the candy is piled u high against said lass without the use o a displayV device.

uch a series of units also provides a uniform and maximum display of each dierent kind of cand regardless of the varying lar er o'r' sma ler amounts of candy'in the di erent units. It will further be observed that each display unit or container has an exterior display' space between the overlapping side wall margins, which display space 1s lateral] co-extensive with the storage bein' defined by the vertical space, bot p anes ofthe si e wall mar whereby,

when the units are used in 'vidually," the. supply within a given unitl is represented by an exterior display corresponding thereto in character, area and vertical position, andy when the units are arranged in contiguous ser1es,1ns1de a show-case or upon a counter,

the several kinds of merchandisewithin the' individual -stora e chambers of the series are represented y exterior segregated'displays corresponding in character, area and vertical location to that'within each unit.

vllthile I haveillustrated and described the preferred form ofconstructionl for carryin my invention vinto eiect, this is capable o variation and modification without departing from the lspirit of the invention. '1,

therefore, do not wish to be limited to the" precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v i i 1. A combination displayv device and container constructed of sheet metal having a pair of side walls and a bottom member -astenedy thereto, and being provided with upwardly extending retaining means, and partition means extending substantially parallel with and adjacent to the top and front of the side walls and forming ay display chambertherewith, the rear end of said par tition means being `bent up to form a retaining flange positioned a distanceforward of the rearof said device and Vof said bot,-`

tom retaining means, in order to givethe aparance of withdrawing the goods from the 'splay chamber and from a full container. 2. A display device mountable i'n a showmaar case, side walls on said device substantially equal to the' cross section of said case', a bottom member supported by the inwardly and upwardly bent lower edges of said side walls,

to'form a storage cham r and means 1ncluding a partition cojopeting with the containing means and with the front and top of the showscase to form a display chamber for displaying goods at the-front and at the top of the unit, each of'isaid units or devices beingremovable independently with material in said storage chamber and witl1- out disturbing either the display contents or the storage contents ofv any other unit or device.

4; A series of separated'and. similar assembleddevices mountable in a show-case,

each'device comprising side walls substantially equal to the cross section of said case to'extend from the front to the back of said case, a continuous partition mounted between said side walls and extending along the front and the forward part of the to of said case to form withsald case and si e walls' a shallow chamber rto display goods' a bottom member extending .the len h o vsaid side walls and with said side wa s and partition forming a storage chamber for cand to be scld, the :rear end of said parti-Q tion ing bent up to foi-m retaining means positione forwardly ofthe rear of said case and ofthe bottom member, and flanges along the front' and to edges of the s1de walls proecting beyond sald partition whereby ea device is `removable with the cand in the storage chamber without distur ing either the display contents or the storage contents of any of the other devices. l

5. A series of separated and similar de' vices mountable in a showcase, each device comprising side walls substantially ual to the cross section ofsaid case to exten from the front to the back of saidcas'e, Ia continuous partition mounted between said side l walls and' extending along the front and at least a part of the' top of said case to form with said case and-side walls a shallow chamber to display goods, a bottom* member extending the length of said side' walls and with said side walls and partition forming a storage chamber for candyto be sold, Athe rear end of said partition being bent up to 4form retaining means, and il es along the front and top edges of the s1de walls projecting beyond said partition whereby each device '1s removable with the candy in the storage chamber Without disturbing either the display contents or the storafre contents of any of the other devices.

6. display unit for mounting in a Glazed show-case and including side Walls su stantially equal to the cross section of said case, a bottoln member interlocked With the lower edges of said side Walls, and a partition member intcrlocked at its edges with the upper edges of the side walls and with the forward edge of the bottom member at a distance below said upper edge and spaced "from said forward edge whereby to aiford dispiay space between the said unit and 'the front and top of the show-case, said unit open at the rear end to afford access to the storage space therein.

7. A display unit adapted for mounting in a glazed show-case and of a .length and hei rht a proximating the interior Width anda heiglit of the show-case, thel unitiiicluding front, 4top and side walls, 'the side walls overlapping and extendin beyond the front and top Walls to providge a sballo?.7 display space at the front and above said unit and the rear end of the unit aording access to an interior storage s ace.

8. A display unit having si e and bottom walls and a artition means extending hetween sai'd si e walls, the said bottom Wall being provided withy an. upstanding flange on the rear edge thereof, the said means extending from said bottom wall ul Ward] and rearwardly substantially ara] el Wit and in spaced relation to the fri-ont and top edges of said side Walls, and the rear edge of said means terminating short of the rear edges of said side and'hottom Walls and being provided with an upturned flange.

9. A show case having a vplurality of similar dispiayunits arranged in series therein, each o-sziid units `seing provided with iii-eens including .a top and two side partitions, forniiiwva storage space having an openrear enc, and ianges projecting 'torwardly and upwardly from 'the iront and 'top sides of each unit 'to' form 'teiners f 10. 'A show case having a plurality of simiiar disnlay units arranged in series therein, each o said units being provided with .means including a top and two side partitions, forminor a storage space having an open rear en means associated with each 'enit for permitting the `contents of any unit to be removed from said case Wit-hout disturbing the contents of other units, and iangesp'rojccting forwardly and upwardly from the front and top sides of each unit to ferm display containers. 'y

In testimony vwhereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

AUBI-OL M. STRYKER.

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